International Journal of Managing Projects in Business: Volume 14 Issue 7

Vertical and horizontal trust and team learning: the role of organizational climate

Adebayo Agbejule, Jukka Rapo, Lotta Saarikoski

This study examines the relationship between trust, organizational climate and team learning among project team members (PTM). In recent years, many companies have come to…

Temporary and permanent aspects of project organizing – operation and maintenance of road infrastructure

Emilia Nilsson Vestola, Per Erik Eriksson, Johan Larsson, Tina Karrbom Gustavsson

The purpose of this paper is to explore the interdependencies between temporary and permanent aspects of project organizing and how they affect the management of public…

Combined strategy of trust repair in construction project organizations: an exploratory study in Chinese management scenario

Dedong Wang, Ziyao Zhou, Yongqiang Lu

This study aims to explore the combined strategies leading to successful repair of two types of trust in Chinese construction projects and provide an effective guidance and…

Governance distance and the performance of cross-border private participation infrastructure projects

Yanxi Li, Heng Zhao, Shanshan Ouyang

The privatization of infrastructure promotes efficiency and service standards. While cross-border private participation infrastructure (PPI) projects hosted in emerging markets…

Linking complexity factors and project management approaches to performance: an embedded single case study of IT-enabled change projects in Australia

Sylvia Odusanya, J. Jorge Ochoa, Nicholas Chileshe, Seungjun Ahn

The purpose of this paper is to provide a holistic view of the link between the identification of complexity contributing factors, the application of project management approaches…

Balancing between stability and change in Agile teams

Carin Lindskog, Johan Netz

This study aims to create a better understanding of how practitioners implement and work Agile while balancing the tensions arising between stability and change.

Project managing in post-conflict environments: an exploration of the resource profiles of Sri Lankan non-governmental organizations involved in development projects

Yogarajah Nanthagopan, Nigel L. Williams

The aim of this study is to examine the configuration of project resources in organizations operating in a post-conflict country environment using a Resource-Based View (RBV…

Four images of projectification: an integrative review

Mattias Jacobsson, Beata Jałocha

The aim of this article is to give an overview of the development and current state of projectification research. The inquiry was driven by a threefold research question: How has…

Managing stakeholder attributes for risk mitigation: evidence from construction project contractors

Nini Xia, Jiale Guo, Yi-Hsin Lin

Previous studies have proposed that correctly managing stakeholders with certain attributes can benefit project management; however, robust theoretical elaborations and empirical…

Exploring the resource manager role in a project-based organization

Torstein Nesheim

The author aims to explore and provide new insights on the resource manager role in a matrix-like project-based organization. What is the content of this role and the challenges…